About


Our mission is to promote safe and ethical psychedelic therapy.


We achieve this by:

• Connecting new therapists with supervisors who are credentialed and experienced in psychedelic therapy.

• Empowering clients by connecting them directly to a network of highly specialized, licensed providers.


Ethics in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (PAT) :

  • Knowledge sufficiency is a key component of ethical clinical practices. New therapists entering this field need to learn from specalized clinicians.

    PSYCLE helps streamline the process.

  • Therapists are responsible for promoting a safe set and setting when working with clients who enter non-ordinary state of consciousness. The development of a healing therapeutic environment cannot be achieved when clinicians work in isolation. Ongoing peer and expert supervision holds therapists accountable by encouraging self-inquiry and creating opportunities for professional and personal development.

    PSYCLE enables therapists to receive specialized training and practical education that extends learning beyond the scope of their licensing boards.

  • Ethical PAT includes ongoing support from specalized therapists. Clients must know that their therapists have prior training in non-ordinary states of consciousness methods.

    PSYCLE never restricts client’s access to licensed and certified professionals nor substitutes trained therapists with inexperienced support staff.

    PSYCLE requires that all of our therapists have completed approved psychedelic-therapy training.

  • Client self-determination requires informed consent. Informed consent includes proper education of treatment options and adequate time to consider and ask questions about care.

    PSYCLE supports client’s autonomy by removing the barriers to knowledge and treatment.

  • A successful therapist and client relationship includes a natural “vetting” process.

    PSYCLE supports this therapist-discovery process by connecting clients with professionals whose attributes align with their needs.

    PSYCLE protects therapists’ ability to exercise their patient onboarding process.

  • The costs of therapy should not restrict clients from seeking help.

    PSYCLE allows clients and therapists to determine the pricing model that works best for their individual relationship.

 

  • Sophia Gebbia-Richards, MSW

    Sophia Gebbia-Richards, LMSW

    Founder of PSYCLE

North Star Ethics Pledge

PSYCLE proudly signed the North Star Ethics Pledge, committing ourselves to work from integrity and contribute to the shared values emerging in psychedelic professions.